The Madras HC court, in response to the Tamil Film Active Producers Association’s (TFAPA) plea seeking to ban film reviews online for three days after the release, refused to entertain the request. A written petition was filed with the court by TFAPA that reviews of a film, especially the negative ones should not be posed online or on social media… Continue reading "Madras HC refuses TFAPA’s plea to ban film reviews for 3 days"
The Madras High Court has decided not to stay the implementation of three new criminal laws that replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, effective July 1. According to a report by Bar and Bench, the High Court’s decision came amidst a plea challenging the laws’ Sanskrit and Hindi nomenclature. The laws in… Continue reading "Madras HC declines stay on new criminal laws but seeks Centre’s response on Hindi nomenclature"
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the principal district judge in Chennai to dispose of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s bail application in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam at the earliest after an issue had arisen regarding the jurisdiction of the trial proceedings. A division bench comprising Justices R Suresh Kumar and K Kumaresh Babu gave the directive… Continue reading "Madras HC orders re-transfer of Senthilbalaji’s case from special court to Sessions Court"
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Madras high court order in January that set aside the ban on the sale of gutka and pan masala in Tamil Nadu on the state government’s appeal. Deciding the appeal filed by the state government against the high court’s January 20 verdict, the bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said, “The… Continue reading "SC stays Madras HC order quashing ban on gutka, tobacco products in TN"